Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-11-11
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
An Interesting Summary Of the
important Occurrences of
the Week.
A Budget of News Cleaned From the
Latest Dispatches From Far
and Near.
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"A terrible gasoline explosion occurred
grocery store, in st. Louis, which lifted
the two story building from its foundation
and dropped it back again in mass of
ruins, beneath which were buried seven
teen persons: Michael Newman, Mrs.
Annie Newman, Miss Mamie Newman,
Nellie Newman, Kate Newman, Eddie
Newman, Charles Deven, Mrs. Charles
i, Deven, Miss Hattie Brown, of Columbus,
KY. Chas. Clifford, Miss Patty Bryan
and Mrs. Beasley. Eight of these were
killed.
Gov. Swineford, of Alaska, in his an
nual report, says that the white population
is principally confined to the southeastern
section, embracing the so-called "thirty-
mile strip" of mainland, which includes
less than one twentieth of the whole terri
tory. The governor says that $10,00O,000
is conservative estimate of the value of
the taxable property in the territory, ex-
elusive of the Alaska Commercial COM
pany's establishments on the Seal islands.
The increase, he says, will be rapid Us soon
Us congress, by the necessary legislation,
gives encouragement to the settlement of
the public lands. The salmon, cod and
whale fisheries, he says, yielded about 3d.
100000 during the year.
The creditors of the Leipsic Discounte
company, of Berlin, expect to receive 25
per cent. of the deposits. More fraudulent
practices in connection with the failure
have been discovered and number of
Berlin firms have resolved to bring the
whole council of the adm nistration before
q court of justice. The revelation show
that the clerical staff Of the bank must
have known of its con lition. Some of the
clerks received in lieu of cash for their
salary shares Of bank stock which tn
sold at 1913 until the day before the fail
ure. The shares are now quoted at p.
Gov. Church, o. Dakota. has form lily
announced the appointment of Jonn d.
Lawler, of Mitchell, as territorial tr as
urer, to succeed j.. w. Raymond, of Bis
| marck. The appointment is no surprise
to the people, as it has been generally be-
lieved that Lawler would bs the demo-
cratic appointee, but this is little earlier
than it was expected. The appointment
takes effect January l, at which time Mr..
Raymond will retire and Mr. Lawler will
assume the duties of the Office.
President Cleveland is occupying HIM
self now in getting together material for
his message. The department officers are
doing their share in aiding him by rushing
in their reports and getting the business in
such shape that he may have an intelligent
summary of it in hand. He feels n good
deal concerned about his message this
time. 1t is the last one before the nomi-
mating convention.
Two hundred aud fifty union job
Chicago, went on q strike the other morn
ing. This fight is for nins hours day.
Members OF the strikers executive COM
mittee said that several of the largest
offices yielded before the hour set for the
strike. Employers generally express con-
fidence of q victory, and intimate that theil
main mode Of action will be to fill their
Offices with non union men.
DIR. John A. Gillisp;e, of Des Moines,
has been arrested, charged with body
snatching. The remains of Mrs. Jessie
Corbett were disinterred at Charlton, Iowa,
and shipped to Des Moines medical col
lege. The accused asserts his innocence.